Store furniture



Oct. 26 1926. 1,604,304

M. B. PERKANIS STORE FURNITURE v Filed Sept. 5, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1attain Oct. 26 1926. 1,604,304

M. a. PERKANIS STORE FURNITURE Filed Sept. 5. 1925 2 SheetsSheat 2Patented Oct. 26, 1926 MINNE BEASLEY rnnnenrs, or HASKELL, OKLAHOMA.

STORE FURNITURE.

Application filed September 5, 1925.

This invention relates to store furniture and more particularly to arotatable rack for goods vended from rolls as, for example, oil cloth.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter, permitting ready insertion or removal of the roll and havingmeans for supporting the rolls for preventing accidental unrollingthereof.

A further object of the invention is to produce a device'of thischaracter having a stationary knife structure for cutting the materialand a mounting for the goods rolls Figure 2 is a vertical sectional viewtherethrough;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view therethrough Figure 41 is a planof one of the disks; Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the upperend sockets for the bolt rods;

Figure 6 is an enlarged detailed view showing the mounting of themovable knife; Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of the brackets forthe vertical brace rods.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10indicates a base from which extends upwardly a standard 11. Secured tothis standard 11 are upper and lower end plates 12 and. 13, each in theform of a disk having a flange 14 projecting toward the other of thedisks and provided upon that face thereof confronting the other of thedisks with a projecting annular ridge 15 forming a track. The disks 12and 13 are secured in position by set-screws 16 extending through hubportions 17 thereof and engaging with the standard 11.

Arranged adjacent each disk and end member 12 and 13 and what might betermed the inner faces of these disks are the end plates 18 of arotatable central structure, each end member 18 having upon the faceSerial No. 54,776.

thereof confronting the adjacent disk brackets 19 in which'is mounted agrooved roller 20, the groove of which receives the track 15 of theassociated disk 12 or 13. The end members 18 each have a centralaperture 21 through which the support 11 passes. To the end members 18are secured spaced -shaped brackets 22, one arm of each of which isattached to the associated disk, the other arm of which has an opening23. (Jorresponding brackets 22 of the upper and lower end members 18 areconnected by brace rods 24 secured to the brackets by bolts 25 passingthrough the openings 23 and through corresponding openings formed in thebrace member. Similar brackets and brace me1nhere may be arrangedadjacent the outer edges of the end members for connecting the same, ifso desired.

Arranged upon the lower end members of the rotating structure are aplurality of sockets 26 adapted to rotatably receive the lower ends ofcenter rods 27 of the cloth' rolls 28 which are to be supported. Theupper end member has secured thereto sockets 29 similar to the sockets26 with the exception of the fact that they have formed in their sidewalls slots 30 through which the upper ends of the rods 27 may be passedinto the socket after the lower end of the rod has been engaged in thecorresponding socket 26.

Associated with each socket 29 is a flat,

spring 31 secured to the end member of the rotating structure andabutting the socket to yieldab-ly close the slot 30 thereof and preventescape of the rod. Secured to the inner supporting spacers 24:,approximately midway of the length thereof, is an encircling band 32 towhich, at intervals corresponding to the spacing of the pairs of sockets26, 29, are fastened clip springs 38, each substantially U-shaped inform and each having the ends of the arms thereof rolled, as at 3 1, toprevent damaging engagement thereof with the goods.

Gonnecting the flanges 14 of the disks 12, 13 of the stationarystructure is a stationary knife element 85 having a cutting edge 36 of alength slightly greater than the length of the material upon the rolls27 and 28. The blade of this knife has mounted thereon a spring tape 37,the holder 88 of which is secured to the outer face of the knife. Thetape element projects through the slot for engagement with the fingers.A movable knife structure 39 having a cutting edge 4:0

is preferably so constructed that it is at a slight angle to the cuttingedge of the stationary knife and this movable knife is supported fromthe flanges 14 by rollers ll carried by the knife and having grooves 42for receiving the opposed edges of the flange. The flanges of the upperand lower end disks 12 and 13 have secured thereto stop elements 43limiting the movement of the movable knife toward and away from thestationary knife.

In the use of the device, the goods to be vended is placed in therotatable structure by engaging the ends of the rods 27, first in thelower sockets 26 and then in the upper sockets 29, the springs 81 beingflexed with the lingers to permit the upper ends of the rods to bepassed into the openings. The goods of the roll 28 is held, when the rodis in position, by the embracing clip springs and unrolling thereof thusprevented. With the goods in position, the inner rack maybe rotated todisplay the goods and after the desired pattern has been selected, thispattern may be aligned with the stationary knife The goods and the tape37 are then simultaneously engaged with the lingers and the goods pulledfrom the roll until the desired yardage has been produced as evidencedby the tape. 1 he movable knife is then brought I into engagement withthe goods by engage ment of the hand with its handle l4: to sever thegoods.

t will be seen that a device constructed in accordance with theforegoing may be readily and cheaply produced and very convenient in itsoperation. It will also be obvious that the construction thereof may beconspecific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

I cla1m:-

1. In a vending device of the type described, co-aXial stationary androtary structures each including spaced end members, means forsupporting cloth rolls between the spaced end members of the rotarystructure, stationary and movable knives carried by the stationarystructure and with which any of the cloth rolls supported by therotatable structure are alignable, the end members of the stationarystructure including opposed flanges, the ends of said' movable knifestructure having rollers engaging said flanges and stops upon saidflanges limiting the movement of the movable knife element.

2. In a vending device of the type. described, co-azrial stationary androtary structures each including spaced end members, means forsupporting cloth rolls between the end members of the rotary structure,end members of the stationary structure being each provided with aflange directed toward the other of the end members, a stationary knifehaving its ends secured to said flanges, a movable knife for coactionwith the stationary knife having rollers at its ends for engaging saidflanges, and stops carried by the flanges for limiting movement of themovable knife toward and away from the stationary knife.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

MINNE B. PERKANIS.

